A long-running effort by Port of Los Angeles High School to purchase its campus is before the harbor commission Thursday, but it’s uncertain what might occur.

The 5-year-old maritime-themed charter school wants to buy the former shipping office building it occupies at 250 W. Fifth St. in downtown San Pedro.

POLA High current rents the property from the port, and purchase negotiations between the two parties have been protracted, with a final deal repeatedly postponed.

The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners today is set to weigh the issue both in closed session and before the public. A board report on the matter was not complete by Wednesday afternoon, so it was not clear what staff would recommend.

The 8:30 a.m. meeting is at 425 S. Palos Verdes St., San Pedro. It’s likely to be a long meeting because the board is first considering a berth for the USS Iowa.